'You and Your Skin': A short-duration presentation of skin cancer prevention for teenagers

Health Education Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 88-97

  Kristjansson S ^a,b   Helgason, A R ^a   Mansson Brahme E ^b   Widlund Ivarson, B ^c   Ullen H ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Saltsjöbadens Samskola ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CANCER; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBURN;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0037326999     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/18.1.88     Document Type: Article

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